| A | B |
| Magellan | Around the World |
| Drake | 1st Englishman around the world |
| DeSoto | Explored SE United State |
| Dias | Named Cape of Good Hope |
| De Gama | Around Africa to India |
| Cortes | Conquered Aztecs |
| Pizzaro | Conquered Incas |
| LaSalle | Sailed down Mississippi; Louisiana |
| Cartier | Claimed Canada for France |
| Vespucci | America named for him |
| Columbus | 1492 |
| Prince Henry the Navigator | School for sailors in Portugal |
| Machiavelli | The Prince |
| Thomas More | Utopia |
| Erasmus | In Prase of Folly |
| Martin Luther | 95 Theses |
| Leo X | Pope whose actions led to reformation |
| Michaelangelo | David, Moses, La Pieta, Sistine Chapel |
| Leonardo Da Vinci | Mona Lisa, ultimate Renaissance Man |
| The Medici Family | Supported the arts in Florence |
| James Cook | discovered Australia |
| Samual Champlain | founded Quebec |
| Columbian Exchange | new goods that went back and forth across Atlantic |
| Zheng He | Chinese Captain-traveled around Asia |
| Joint-Stock Company | financed voyages and colonies |
| Mercantilsim | import more than export |
| MONEY and religion | Reasons for exploration |
| Renaissance Man | involved in MANY fields of study |
| Indulgences | forgiveness of sin |
| Disease | big killer of Native Americans |